Bring on vs Bring to
1.He accused her of bringing shame and disgrace on the family.
2.He accused her of bringing shame and disgrace to the family.
3. You have brought disaster on the whole village!
4.You have brought disaster to the whole village!
Is there any significant difference in meaning in each pair (1,2) and (3,4) ?
I think they're all correct. If there are sentences that sound unnatural, could you explain why?
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fire1 Is there any significant difference in meaning in each pair (1,2) and (3,4) ? No. "bring shame/disgrace/disaster" are followed about equally by either "to" or "on", so they're all OK.
- fire1 Is there any significant difference in meaning in each pair (1,2) and (3,4) ?
- No.
- "bring shame/disgrace/disaster" are followed about equally by either "to" or "on", so they're all OK.
- CJ
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fire1Is there any significant difference in meaning in each pair (1,2) and (3,4) ?
No. "bring shame/disgrace/disaster" are followed about equally by either "to" or "on", so they're all OK.
CJ
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